Yankees beat Twins, Mets break Phillies losing streak

Clarke Schmidt (28) delivered a stellar performance, tossing a career-high eight scoreless innings as the New York Yankees secured a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins to complete a three-game sweep in Minneapolis on Thursday.

New York extended its winning streak to four games and notched its 10th victory in the last 12 outings, marking its first sweep at Minnesota since 2013.

Schmidt (5-1) was dominant, allowing just three hits while striking out eight batters without issuing a walk. The Yankees wasted no time getting on the board as Anthony Volpe led off the game with a home run, followed by an RBI double from Gleyber Torres and a run-scoring groundout from Anthony Rizzo in the first inning off Joe Ryan (2-3).

The Twins managed only three hits, with Carlos Santana and Willi Castro each notching singles, while Carlos Correa doubled. Ryan surrendered four runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings.

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Astros 8, Athletics 1

Houston completed a four-game sweep of Oakland as Cristian Javier tossed six shutout innings and Joey Loperfido belted his first career home run. Javier (3-1) limited the Athletics to just three baserunners while striking out eight. Yainer Diaz’s three-run double highlighted the Astros’ six-run third inning.

Oakland’s rookie Joey Estes (1-1) endured a rough outing, giving up eight runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Zack Gelof provided the lone run for the A’s with an RBI single in the seventh inning.

Mets 6, Phillies 5 (11 innings)

New York prevailed over Philadelphia in an 11-inning thriller, with J.D. Martinez delivering a go-ahead RBI single and scoring a crucial insurance run on a wild pitch. Pete Alonso contributed a solo home run for the Mets, while Jose Quintana pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs.

Jorge Lopez (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless 10th inning. Phillies starter Taijuan Walker departed after 3 1/3 innings due to injury, giving up four hits and two runs.

Rays 7, Red Sox 5

Tampa Bay secured a series victory over Boston as Isaac Paredes drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning. Jonathan Aranda and Paredes each had two hits for the Rays, while Josh Lowe homered and recorded two RBIs. Manuel Rodriguez (1-1) earned the win, with Erasmo Ramirez notching his first save.